2021
The self in context: brain systems linking mental and physical health
Koban L, Gianaros PJ, Kober H, Wager TD. The self in context: brain systems linking mental and physical health. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2021, 22: 309-322. PMID: 33790441, PMCID: PMC8447265, DOI: 10.1038/s41583-021-00446-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentromedial prefrontal cortexDefault mode networkPhysical healthPrefrontal cortexHigh-level cognitionCause of experienceBrain systemsSomatic physiologySensory modalitiesNeural systemsPersonal meaningPeripheral physiologyMental healthFormation of narrativesConvergent alterationsSelfContext modelCortexImmune functionCognitionExperienceContextHealthBeliefsMindset
2011
Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity
Brewer JA, Worhunsky PD, Gray JR, Tang YY, Weber J, Kober H. Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 20254-20259. PMID: 22114193, PMCID: PMC3250176, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1112029108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefault mode networkExperienced meditatorsDefault mode network activitySelf-referential processingDorsal anterior cingulateDorsolateral prefrontal cortexPossible neural mechanismsFunctional connectivity analysisMeditation typesNeural mechanismsMeditation experienceBrain activityDefault modePrefrontal cortexAnterior cingulatePosterior cingulateContemplative traditionsConnectivity analysisDifferent meditations
2008
Functional grouping and cortical–subcortical interactions in emotion: A meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies
Kober H, Barrett LF, Joseph J, Bliss-Moreau E, Lindquist K, Wager TD. Functional grouping and cortical–subcortical interactions in emotion: A meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies. NeuroImage 2008, 42: 998-1031. PMID: 18579414, PMCID: PMC2752702, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.03.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain MappingCerebral CortexDiagnostic ImagingEmotionsHumansNerve NetNeural PathwaysNeuroanatomyConceptsBrain regionsFrontal cortexCore limbic structuresFrontal cortical areasCo-activated brain regionsMedial frontal areasLateral frontal cortexBrainstem groupPeriaqueductal grayLimbic structuresHypothalamic activationLimbic activationDorsomedial prefrontal cortexCortical-subcortical interactionsCortical areasSubcortical activationCortical groupSpecific followVentral striatumFrontal groupPrefrontal cortexCortexAnimal literatureCognitive generationConsistent activation